He said this in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
“In the defeat of suddenly appearing air targets at low and extremely low altitudes at the forefront, the Igla and Verba MANPADS have proven themselves well, which account for a third of the destroyed manned aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Salyukov said.
He noted that the S-300V, Buk-MZ and Tor-M2 air defense systems showed their effectiveness in combating UAVs and MLRS.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that Russian Aerospace Forces fighters shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter and a Su-24 bomber in the air.
On September 24, Russian air defenses over the Kakhovka reservoir shot down a Bayraktar TB2 drone heading towards the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.